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== About == | == About == | ||
A weekend of talks, discussions and workshops for Bitcoin contributors, domain experts from a wide range of fields, enthusiasts, and everyone curious about Bitcoin. | A weekend of talks, discussions and workshops for Bitcoin contributors, domain experts from a wide range of fields, enthusiasts, and everyone curious about Bitcoin. This is a great chance for everyone to meet new people and learn new things. | ||
We will discuss the code, the infrastructure, the community, the legal and political implications; we will look into the mechanisms of currency systems, security concerns of running Bitcoin infrastructure, and run workshops that show you how to participate. | We will discuss the code, the infrastructure, the community, the legal and political implications; we will look into the mechanisms of currency systems, security concerns of running Bitcoin infrastructure, and run workshops that show you how to participate. | ||
As the Bitcoin community grew it has become harder to separate hype from fact, charlatans from helpful guides. We will attempt to bring clarity, and to critique the Bitcoin system and community with a sober attitude. Yet we want to bear in mind that any social experiment worth having requires a minimum of anarchy, playfulness, and suspension of disbelief. | |||
The event will happen over a weekend: | The event will happen over a weekend: | ||
* On '''Saturday, 24 Sept 2011''' from | * On '''Saturday, 24 Sept 2011''' from 14:00-18:00 we will have talks and discussions. | ||
* On '''Sunday, 25 Sept 2011''' from | * On '''Sunday, 25 Sept 2011''' from 14:00-18:00 we will have a few more talks, but mostly workshops. | ||
The event itself is free to attend, however you need to register so we know how many people to expect. Make sure to register early; we will make an attempt at managing a waiting list should that become necessary. Attendance will be in the low dozens rather than hundreds, but (as you may know know) the London Hackspace draws a passionate crowd of specialists and hackers of all kinds of interesting backgrounds. | |||
=== Features === | === Features === | ||
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* Domain experts from a broad range of fields: IT infrastructure, open source software, law, economics, ... | * Domain experts from a broad range of fields: IT infrastructure, open source software, law, economics, ... | ||
* Talks, discussions, workshops | * Talks, discussions, workshops | ||
=== About Bitcoin === | |||
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer digital currency created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto. Peer-to-peer means that no central authority issues new money or manages transactions—these tasks are carried out collectively by the network. It is also the name of the open source software designed in order to use this currency. The software is a community-driven open source project, released under the MIT license. | |||
Learn more about it here: | |||
* [http://www.weusecoins.com/ WeUseCoins.com] | |||
* [http://bitcoin.org/ bitcoin.org] | |||
== Schedule == | == Schedule == | ||
